Building construction



Feb. l 8 Q c. EABERLE BUILDING CONSTRUCTON YPater'lted Feb. 8, 11927. s

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BUILDING C This invention relates to building .con- .-strnction. y

Y. object of the einvention lis to xprovide anfirnproved huildin'gf'construction, thetvalls i of which comprise inner .and i .outer .facing's having projections *extending toward .the facings, l respectively, in `overlapping land superimposed 1 rel ationship in .a :manner leaving an intervening space Vbetween the` 1fac- ,ings Which-spaceis longitudinally.. and Yvertically Y continuous .throughout the ylength f-an'dfheight offthe Walls,neXcept in `places Where doors or Windows. or other .similar openings are providedthrough the Walls. l5- .Another object-oftheinventionisfto v,pro k.vide a series. of fabricated unitsrherein after designated kstones, .which stones (except atthe y'.'corners fand Iterrninal :portions of vthe Walls-Parent approximately duplicate vcon- Y 2Oystrfuction, 1thus facilitating vand .expediting replacement thereofin the Wallspwhilefthe vouter and innerk cornerstones are,: respectivefly, of.iapproxinnately4 duplicate. construction, the vari-ous stonesheing provided Withlat- -eral lprojections so nthat :the ,projections on the stonestofvthe 'innerand outer facinge overlap'fhut terminate i short of the inner faces Aoi the opposite: stonesl leaving'. the Ycon- -tinuous airspacehetweenthe Wallfacings. leterence is maderto prior'Patent'No. A1,5513 7 6, .issued September l. '1925.

Othernh-jects will ,appear .from the l'followingidescriptionreference loeingy -lnafde to th eE drawings. in :Which-j .Figslfandareplan views of tvvo superyimposed layers of, stones yfc-)rniing a Wall 'hav-ing a door opening and, thecon-nected .Wall'zhavingi awindowopening- -f Fig. v-is aperspective viewy f a corner` 40'stone.l

4 'f Nis .ani-ntegral .structurecoinprisingra rela tlvelyelongiarni 2, a relatively short `arrn 3,v

'.heouter surfaces of Whichxform'the inter- Asect1ng Wallsurfaces at=the corners, and

f lthe projection 4 extending inwardly 'from oN-snrnucmrolv.

appncannflea,February m1-926.-aseria1no-esa2en i i the farrn .approXi-rnatelyinidvvay'Soffits f v ,length. In. one :layer the arrns .2,for1n-the i outer-surfaceof a `vvall. intersectingytheouter surfaces of the :Wall formed t by-th ,e,.a'rnnsk 3. In i the next layer the `position of the stone is, reversed, placing: thelarni. f3," upon? .the :.arrn/ 2 fof `the .next lower stone and thjcariin-Q upon thewarrn` 8 off th'efnextfl'owver; -stone.-an`d extending Wellbeyond it, as Willheunder rstood hy conceiving rFigs.l ALand@v superim- .posed.

For theinner Wall facingI atthe.'cornge'rs,l

the :corner `.Vztorrnin0".stones lare ,provided comprlsingr an arm 5 having: at one end .an integral e pro] ection 6 laid: toA exten-d l toward and vspaced an appropriate'@distance Jfro-rn ,c y

.'.theouter yWall tacinigr'leavingia relatively zandouterWallifacings. p f

i The. corner. stones 5+6xalternate vertically Wide opening betvveen all partsofthe inner tvvith otheristones /Whiclrmayhe of. diiieregnt series. and. are in. loot-lr` connected" vialls v.at .the cornersfbut'. in :alternatingllayers` so that the y,IJrojections-6 alternate- With and beariupon theiprojections '4 ofthe stones f1, .andvvice Aversa. fThushoth corner Lfacingsvor innerl Walls have alternate connection ivithbotlr 4corner facings ofouter Wallshyrneans of the superlrnposlngprojections'4t and'f, leav! ing a continuous air spacevvertically and lat,-l

erally around the corner,-

Continuationsfo'f thee-inn errand outer vvall v vacings.Inayfloe formedhy duplicate stones i rarrange'd in continuationfofland to over xlap VYthe. arms V2l alternately andtto entend ffrornV and to alternate `with th'erstones-t alternately. :These -stones )7 have integral lprojections 8,1and the fstones'? of; one "facing ,arelaid in a 'relationship tothe stones? oli Vthe-other facing so lthat the abutting ends of the stones 7 of one lfacingareiopposite the projections 8 of the .otherffaoing alternately'. Bv thisl broken v*j oint. arrangement, theprojections et eachffa'zinp;` rest upon the projections 8y of the 4other acing,L leaving a continuous vertical-and longitudinal air 1 'u space between the tWoe'vvall facings. -v The' lilling cavities.in the abutting rends the stones with1nortar"9.V

stones of each facing may he interlocrleld loyy t `with'the outerl surface of the inncrwa'll l corner stones of an inner facing or to 'extend va `wall from the outer facing, and still leave For 'forming the ends Vof thewalls at ythc sides of ydoor openings outer series ofv stones is provided, each comprising an arm 12 in continuation of the outer-wall facingand a projection 13 extending into contact facing. The stones 12-13 alternate vertically withyany other stonesof the outer wall facing. The stones 12-13 have corner notcheslli to receive and retain a part of the xdoor frame; kA series 'of inner wall facingv stones is provided, each comprising' anarm 15 in continuation of the inner wallfacing` anda projection 1.6 alternating invertical "series'with therprojections 13 and contacting with the inner surface of the outer fac-pA ing stones. The projections 16 are provided with notches 17 matching the vertically adportions of the notches 14. The walls jacent l atA thesides of the door rest upon stone `door 'l'sills19.V ,Y Y y c These building stonesl are capable of use ters Patent is z-f j ssj length and integrally united by a thickened `to vconstruct buildings of a wide variety of designs and walls of different thicknesses l 30,l lengths and shapes.;

What I claim and desire to secure by Let- 1. Ina building a series of angular corner stones each comprising'a relatively long arm and arelatively short arm of approximately equal thickness throughout their portion, and a lateralprojection*from the inner side of the long arm vapproximately `midway of its length,'.saidl stonesrbeing arrangedpto be superimposed at the corner of united walls with the'long arms and short arms .alternating one above'the other and hayingtheir ends breaking joint in` arela- Vtionship in which Vthe. endsof the short arms fare yintermediate the planes of the sidesof 'i jsaid projections of upperv and lower stones.

2.'In a` building wall, a series of langular l corner .stones each comprising a relatively long arm and av relatively short arm of approximately equal thickness throughout their i portion,

length and integrally united by a'thicken'ed a lateral projection from the inner side of the long arm approximately midway of its length, said stones being; arranged to'V be superimposed at the corner lof united Y named stones, and projectionson each of walls with the longarms and short arms alfternatingone above the other and having their. ends breakingjoint in a relationship in whichv the ends oftheshort'arms are intermediate the planes of the sides of said projections of upper andlower stones, inner wall facing' stones spaced from said first said inner facing stones bearing upon the projections on said first named stones and terminating out of contact with the inner facesof said iirst named stones.

3. In a building wall, a series of angular corner stones each comprising aV relatively long arm anda rela-tivelyshort arm of approximately equal thickness throughout their length and integrally united by a thickened portion, a lateral projection from the inner side of the long arm approximately midway of its length, said ystones being arranged to be superimposed' 'at the corner of unitedV walls with the long arms and short arms alf ternating` one above the other and having their ends breaking joint in a relationship in which the ends ofthe short 'arms'intermediate the planes ofthe sides of said projections -ofV upper and lower stones, inner` vall facing stones spacedrfrom saidfirst named. stones bearing upon the projections Von said first named stones and terminating soV Y out of contact with theinnerfaces of .said first named stones, and stones forming con- Y tinuations of the inner and outer wallqsurfaces andl spaced from each other and having interengaging connections. Y

4.V In a building wall, ka series of angular corner stones :each comprising a relatively long arm and a relatively short arm of approximately equal thickness throughout their length and integrally united by a thickened f f 'their ends breaking'joint in Ya relationship l in which the ends ofthe short arms int-ermediate the planes ofthe sides ofsaid project-ions of yupper and lower stones, inner wall facing stones spaced from saidqfirst named stones, a projection on eachl of said inner facing stones bearing uponfth'e projections on said first named stones and terV` minatinpgoutof'contact lwith the inner faces of saidpfirst named stones, and stones form'-y ,Y

surfaces and spaced from reach( other and having interengagin'g connections leaving a vertical space between the inner and outer wall portions that Vis continuous rvertically* and'longitudinally and is bounded on the Y inner and outer sides by the thinnest porlong arm and a relatively short arm of approximately equal thickness throughout their length andv integrally united by aY thickened portion, and a lateral projection from the inner side of theY long arm approximately, lmidway of its length, said stones being ar- Y ing continuations of the inner andouter wall?.

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ranged to be superimposed at the corner of' united Walls with the long arms and short larms alternating one above the other -and are Vintermediate the planes of the sides of said projections of lupper and lower stones,

an outerk Wall facing Vin continuation of said l f corner stones and an inner Wall facing spaced Y, from said corner stones and said outer wall l0 facing `and havingjinterlocking connection Y with said Projections. j

CARL RABERLE, l' 

